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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is left in charge of Macondo when the answer from #61 leaves?

2. Who is the Parisian woman who is taken in married by Aureliano Segundo?

3. Who can see the future?

4. Why do Ursula and Jose Arcadio Buendia leave their town?

5. Who rejects the Buendia name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Aureliano Jose after the rejection of his affections?

2. Why won't Ursula have sex with Jose?

3. What happens to prevent the execution of Colonel Aureliano Buendia?

4. Describe Melqunades.

5. When Colonel Aureliano Buendia leaves Macondo, who takes his place? Describe this leader's leadership style.

6. What has Melqunades left behind after his sudden death?

7. Arcadio becomes enthralled with Pilar, but since they are related, when they are supposed to meet, Pilar sends someone else in her place - who?

8. What horrible thing happens when Colonel Aureliano Buendia takes up a brief residence in Macondo again?

9. What are some of the ailments of Rebeca?

10. What was Jose Arcadio Buendia's original profession?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some readers find it confusing that this novel isn't told in chronological order. But could the story work any other way? Why does the refusal to stick to a straight timeline help the story be more accessible and more entertaining for the reader? Or would a chronological timeline be a stronger choice?

Essay Topic 2

It could be said that the novel is comparable to the Book of Genesis in the Bible. Give some examples of how this could be the case, keeping in mind that Genesis' story begins with the creation of paradise and the eventual downfall and alteration of Paradise because of one person's choice to create the world in the first place. Cite at least four examples of similarities and differences between Genesis and the story of Macondo.

Essay Topic 3

How does the banana factory affect the town? Give specific examples as to how the factory affects the town structure, the families, the women, the men, and the progress of Macondo.

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